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External JavaScript
JavaScript code can be written in a file and saved with the .js extension and this file can then be linked
inside the <head> and </head> tags of the HTML document in which we want to add this code. The
SRC attribute of the <script> tag allows to give path of the JavaScript file. The syntax to add external
JavaScript is:
<HEAD>
<SCRIPT TYPE="text/javascript" SRC="D:\first.js">
</SCRIPT>
</HEAD>
Note that there are many other scripting languages, hence, it is recommended to use the TYPE
attribute with the <SCRIPT> tag and set its value to text/javascript to specify that scripting language
we are using.
CREATING A WEB PAGE WITH INTERNAL JAVASCRIPT
Similar to HTML5 web page, we can use any text editor like Notepad, Visual Studio Code, Sublime
Text, etc. to create JavaScript programs. After typing the JavaScript code, any web browser like
Google Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge, etc. are used to view the web page. Let us create a web
page using internal JavaScript.
Follow the given steps to create JavaScript program:
Step 1: Type <script type = “text/javascript”> between the <HEAD> and </HEAD> tags to use
JavaScript.
Step 2: Use the alert( ) method to display virtual alert box that contains some specified message
and an OK button.
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE> My First JavaScript </TITLE>
<SCRIPT TYPE="text/javascript">
alert("Hello World!");
</SCRIPT>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
This message box is displayed using JavaScript.
</BODY>
</HTML>
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